Time Management Course

* Integrate proven time management techniques into your daily processes

* Make informed decisions about what you do and when

* Apply a structured whole-brain process to shape your current and future commitments

* Proactively schedule tasks and construct weekly plans and daily to-do lists

* Adopt strategies and techniques to handle procrastination and interruptions

* Develop a personal action plan to reap the most benefit from your efforts

Extensive individual and group activities immerse you in a real-world environment based on your own unique time management situation.

Activities include:

* Identifying your personal time style

* Constructing and applying an Issues/Impact matrix

* Mapping and analysing your current and future commitments

* Formulating SMART goals

* Modelling interpersonal techniques to handle interruptions based on a video scenario

* Collaborating with others to create best practice guidelines

* Developing a customised post-course time management tool kit

And there’s more… much more.

Managing Time Through Self-Management Principles

Essentials of time management

* Contrasting time-planning and time management

* Avoiding the psychological time trap

* Taking control of your life through the choices you make

Determining your time style

* Evaluating your current strengths

* Recognising opportunities for improvement

* Assessing the effect of your time style on others

Gaining control over your time

* Appraising your situation with an Issues/Impact matrix

* Targeting factors that adversely impact your time

Mapping and Analysing Your Current Situation

Incorporating a time planning process model

* Harnessing the power of a structured approach

* Re-using the model throughout your life

* Customising the model to fit your style and needs

Determining your primary purposes

* MindMapping current commitments and responsibilities

* Defining the purpose for each commitment

Assessing your realities

* Weighing the value of current efforts

* Making choices in a planned way

* Deriving tasks–the raw material of time planning

Planning for the Future

Envisioning where you want to be

* Leveraging the power of imagination

* Articulating your personal vision

* Choosing a future that works for you

Setting challenging goals

* Creating a sense of direction

* Generating personal momentum for action

* Formulating SMART objectives

Moving toward your goals

* Initiating changes to your situation

* Formulating tasks to achieve your goals

Prioritising and Scheduling

Proactively identifying your priorities

* Maximising the Important/Urgent matrix

* Applying The Pareto Principle to determine the greatest results for least effort

* Prioritising with ABC123

Building your schedule

* Assigning tasks into a monthly, weekly and daily schedule

* Integrating scheduling technologies to fit your lifestyle

* Creating a dynamic to-do list

* Reducing mental clutter

Managing Your Time Day to Day

Overcoming procrastination

* Identifying the root causes of inaction

* Beating the deadline-driven trap

* Approaching your tasks positively

Focusing your attention

* Diffusing interruptions constructively

* Conquering over-commitment

Handling the flood of e-mail

* Optimising e-mail for your advantage

* Stepping off the “e-mail-go-round”

Customising your workspace

* Architecting your most effective environment

* Designing a personal information flow and retrieval process

Getting the Best Return on Your Time Investment

Analysing your progress

* Conducting regular reviews

* Comparing planned vs. actual usage with a time log

Changing your time habits for the better

* Calculating potential time savings

* Exercising the freedom to do it your way

* Writing a Personal Statement of Commitment

And after all that… now discover something far simpler that cuts straight to the point and gives you the permanent ability to manage your time quickly and easily.

InstaTime Time Management System.